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The Development of African Studies in Canada
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 April 2022
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Canada has a long standing interest in Africa. As Paul Lumsden points out (Lumsden 1983) an African slave from Madagascar was baptised in Quebec in 1628 and from that time on contact has been continuous although not widely recognized by most Canadians. Lumsden draws attention to the fact that Sir Garnet Wolseley, who helped defeat Louis Riel in Manitoba in 1870 also captured Asante capital of Kumasi for the British in 1874. At least two well known British governors in Africa, Sir Percy Girouard of Northern Nigeria (1907-09) and Sir Gordon Guggisberg of the Gold Coast (1919-27) were Canadian born and Canadians have played a larger part than is generally recognized in British colonial history. Canadian missionaries, especially those from Quebec, have played a very large role in Africa although this has as yet been very poorly documented (Lumsden 1983).
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